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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP China expressed strong opposition on Friday (May 29, 2026) to a decision by Japan and the Philippines to start maritime border negotiations, calling the talks “illegal” and claiming exclusive control over the waters concerned. The two island nations announced on Thursday (May 28, 202^)…
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Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with a Chinese surveillance ship near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP China said on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea. Tokyo’s Foreign Ministry…
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Washington DC: China’s naval deployments in the East China Sea and South China Sea are elevated but consistent with other large exercises in the past, a U.S. military official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The assessment contrasted with statements from Taiwan that described the deployments as the largest in nearly three decades….
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Japan scrambled fighter jets after the incursion by a Y-9 surveillance aircraft in the East China Sea. Beijing: China said Tuesday it was “verifying” claims by Japan of the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace. Japan condemned the incursion as a “serious violation” of its sovereignty, saying Beijing was becoming…
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks at the opening session of 23rd IORA Council of Ministers as India assumes role of Vice Chair, in Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India on October 11 said a multilateral rules-based international order, along with sincere respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity remains the foundation…